icosane

Also known as octyldodecane, eicosane

Eicosane (alternative spellings icosane and eichosane) is an alkane with the chemical formula C20H42. It has 366,319 constitutional isomers.

Chemical data

Formula: C20H42
Molecular weight: 282.5 g/mol
IUPAC name: icosane
SMILES: CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC
InChIKey: CBFCDTFDPHXCNY-UHFFFAOYSA-N
XLogP: 10.4
Polar surface area: 0 Å²
H-bond donors: 0
H-bond acceptors: 0
Formal charge: 0

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Mass: 282.329

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refractive index: 1.4425
canonical SMILES: CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC
chemical formula: C₂₀H₄₂
melting point: 36.8
standard enthalpy of formation: -456.07
density: 0.7886
thermal conductivity: 463.6
boiling point: 344.1
solubility: 0.0000019
Commons category: Icosane

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Eicosane (alternative spellings icosane and eichosane) is an alkane with the chemical formula C20H42. It has 366,319 constitutional isomers.

n-Eicosane (the straight-chain structural isomer of eicosane) is the shortest compound found in paraffin waxes, used to form candles. It can be isolated from agave attenuate leaves. It is also found in Vanilla madagascariensis and Gymnodinium nagasakiense.